Date: 6 October 2017

Where: City Chambers, Glasgow

Sponsored by Campbell Dallas and hosted by Alison Walker, the Business Lunch is an ideal opportunity for professionals across Scotland to meet, network and join in supporting Glasgow’s Hospice.

We look forward to welcoming this year’s guest speaker, Brian Duffy, chief executive of Aurum Holdings, owners of luxury brands Watches of Switzerland, Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb, WatchShop, The Watch Hut and The Watch Lab. Brian Duffy was appointed as CEO in early 2014 with a mandate to grow the business. Aurum is the UK’s number one retailer for Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, IWC and most luxury watch brands.

Before joining Aurum Holdings, Brian was group president of Polo Ralph Lauren Europe and the Middle East for nine years. He tripled revenues to more than $1.2billion during his tenure and launched into new territories such as Russia, Turkey and other Eastern European countries.

Brian was born in Glasgow and is a Scottish chartered accountant although has spent most of career in London, France, Switzerland and the US achieving lifetime ambitions along the way.

In October 2009, Brian fulfilled his boyhood dream and became non-executive Director of Glasgow Celtic Football Club and became a member of GlobalScot, an international business network of more than 850 senior influential business leaders committed to generating opportunities for Scotland. In 2011 he was appointed Honorary Professor in Business by Glasgow Caledonian Business School, based in London. Brian stepped down as a director of Celtic FC in June 2014.

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